I was a bit late to catch this story. Faith Healer Jeff Garvin was in Belfast last month curing bad knees, ankles, hearing, etc. No amputees this time, maybe on his next visit he’ll visit some well deserving war heroes who lost limbs fighting for freedom and peace. I’m sure there is some devout Christian soldier out their missing a leg or an arm. How about something smaller like an eye. Surely, s/he deserves to be healed by this God fella they worship. This doesn’t happen. The lady who had her hearing aid removed is probably watching her TV as I type this, with the volume up full. The lady with knee problems will continue to have knee problems.

These well meaning people are being conned. Worse, they are being conned by a bad man because they were conned by well meaning good people (their parents and their family) when they were children.

I wonder if Jeff ever follows up on anyone he has healed (I use the term “healed” loosely, of course). I wonder if he ever tells them to check with their GP, just as a casual follow up to make sure he didn’t miss anything.

I want to see Jeff walk into a hospital full of dying children. If he really has this gift, and wanted to help, I can’t think of a better place for him to be. If he did that, and his abilities were real, I’d be tempted to convert. But that is never going to happen. Not because he doesn’t care, but because he knows that he is a fraud.